NEWSLETTER No. 4 (English) 14th May, 2005
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International Democratic
Education Conference
IDEC 2005 Berlin
July 30th - August 7th
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The 13th International Democratic Education Conference will
take place in Germany in Berlin from 30 July to 7 August,
2005. There is detailed information on our web pages:
-> http://idec2005.org/
1. New web page for Part B (Humboldt University)
2. Programme details
3. Registrations
4. Report on support for travel costs
5. Donations and fundraising
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1. New internet pages for part B (Humboldt University)
For almost three weeks there has been a new web page for the
public part B of the conference. It differs outwardly from
the original page by the addition of ".de". It is intended
principally for people coming to the open forum. It explains
briefly what it is all about. Interested people will be led
along a guided tour directly to registration. This page is
in English and German.
-> http://idec2005.de/
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2. Programme details
The programme is gradually taking shape! There is now a
timetable which will immediately be available on the web
pages. By clicking on the relevant items you can find
detailed information.
-> http://idec2005.org/data.dl/plan_en/
Before we publish details of the programme we need more
concrete suggestions for workshops, lectures and
discussions. Anyone who wants to make a contribution is very
welcome to make a suggestion. In order to make the process
easier, we have produced a standardised email which will be
sent out on request by the programme organisers.
Please fill in this email and send it back to us. The
contact person is Lou:
-> lou.frizzi@idec2005.org
There are ideas to be found here:
-> http://en.idec2005.org/themes/
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3. Registrations
Up to now participants from a total of 19 countries have
registered. Almost 40% of all the registered participants
are under twenty years old. That is very pleasing!
Please make personal registrations soon via our internet
site. People who do not register run the risk of not being
admitted. At the moment there are still places available.
You must fill in our online form, even if you have already
announced your intention of coming by email or in some other
way. If you are not sure whether you are already registered,
you can find out from Anja (anja.kasper@idec2005.org).
-> http://en.idec2005.org/registration/
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4. Report on support for travel costs
On May 8 the time limit for applications for support ran
out. A committee decided on financial support for 27 people
from 7 countries. Not all applications could be granted in
full. We hope you will understand. Thanks are due to the
participants who registered themselves at the full price and
to the foundations which are supporting us financially (see
the logos on the web page). Most of our grants do not cover
the financial needs of the applicants. We will publish the
unmet requirements on our sponsorship page.
-> http://en.idec2005.org/sponsoring/
In addition to that we would remind you of the list of ideas
about how individual schools or individuals can raise funds
for themselves.
-> http://en.idec2005.org/fundraising/#2
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5. Many thanks for the donations
We would like to express our gratitude for the first
donations that have been received. Anyone who would like to
contribute to the success of the IDEC is invited to look
through our fundraising pages.
-> http://en.idec2005.org/sponsoring/
-> http://en.idec2005.org/fundraising/
We take our leave and express a final hope that everyone who
is involved will sign up for our newsletter and invite other
people to do so as well.
-> http://en.idec2005.org/newsletter/
Many comments from previous newsletters are still current,
for example we still need help with publicity for the IDEC.
Who else should we invite directly? What newspapers and what
websites should include information about IDEC 2005? We look
forward to your comments and assistance!
Warm greetings from the steering group,
Lorenz Terpe und Mike Weimann